Stantec

Senior Land Development Project Manager

Stantec$114K — $164K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university.
  • Registered as a Professional Engineer.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in consulting engineering and project management.
  • Extensive knowledge of land development standards and best practices.
  • Proficient in AutoCAD, with experience in Civil3D, GIS, and BIM as an asset.

Responsibilities

  • Drive business development efforts including lead generation and proposal submissions.
  • Define project scope, budgets, and design strategies for diverse development projects.
  • Manage project financials, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
  • Prepare detailed design drawings and technical reports for development projects.
  • Provide mentorship to junior project staff and engineers.
  • Facilitate client and agency meetings for project approvals.
  • Collaborate with other design disciplines for project coordination.

Benefits

  • Access to health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness program with health and wellness spending accounts.
  • Group retirement savings plans with employee stock purchase options.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education and professional development.
  • Paid time off and emergency travel benefits.
Full Job Description
Your Opportunity

Stantec's Community Development team is growing in Ottawa, and we are leading an increasing amount number of exciting planning and development projects with multi-disciplinary and integrated service offerings. We are seeking a Senior Land Development Project Manager within our Community Development team based in our Ottawa office. As a Senior Land Development Project Manager, you will be responsible for the management and coordination of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional development projects varying in size and complexity, and you will be responsible for business development activities. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in land development, both technical and project management, and will work to grow the business and team in Ottawa and the surrounding area.

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Undertaking marketing efforts, and business development pursuits, including lead development, proposal preparation, presentations, relationship and client management.
  • Developing project scope, budgets, and design approach for all size projects.
  • Project Management, including control and management of the financial aspects of your projects.
  • Leading or independently preparing preliminary, functional and detailed design drawings, analysis and reports for site servicing, grading, stormwater management and erosion and sediment control for development projects.
  • Contributing technical direction, design review and detailed design expertise on numerous simultaneous land development files and stamping final drawings
  • Supervision and mentoring of project engineers, technologists and other staff.
  • Liaising with clients, municipalities and approval agencies to assist in obtaining project approvals.
  • Undertaking a variety of project coordination tasks, including liaising with a variety of other design disciplines.
  • Leading client project meetings, value analysis, and basic cost estimating.
  • Working with Construction Administration team to support tender preparation and undertake occasional field inspections.
  • Engages in the development of a design through sketches, electronic models, diagrams, and other visual formats.
  • Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Your Capabilities and Credentials
  • Ability to nurture and grow client relationships.
  • Capability of overseeing projects from design to completion.
  • Strong leadership, time management, communication and team building skills.
  • Self-motivated with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and demonstrated ability to manage projects.
  • Extensive knowledge of standards, guidelines and best practices relevant to land development.
  • Strong understanding of all phases of project document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications.
  • Strong knowledge of civil systems means and methods, materials, and industry standards.
  • Ability to lead one or more teams through all phases of project document production.
  • Ability to review the work of others for accuracy and completeness and manage time to meet project budget and schedule.
  • Participates and collaborates in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
  • Advanced understanding of civil engineering concepts and ability to communicate ideas to others.
  • Strong presentation skills.
  • Effective communicator and able to work on and lead teams.
  • Efficient project management of multiple concurrent projects.
  • Working knowledge of AutoCAD.
  • Experience with Civil3D, GIS, BIM would be considered an asset.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Education and Experience
  • Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized university program.
  • Registered as a Professional Engineer.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in consulting engineering and project management.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pay Range:
• Locations in Lower Mainland -- BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario-$114,600.00 - $164,600.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: Canada | ON | Ottawa
Organization: BC-1604 CommDev-CA Ottawa ON
Employee Status: Regular
Business Justification: New Position
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 17/09/2026 06:09:34
Req ID: 1007786

About Stantec

Stantec Inc. is a global engineering consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The company provides professional consulting services in the areas of infrastructure, water, environment, buildings, and energy. Stantec has over 22,000 employees working in more than 400 locations across six continents. The company has a diverse client base that includes public and private sector clients. Stantec is committed to sustainability and has implemented green practices in its operations. The company has received numerous awards for its work, including the American Council of Engineering Companies' National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement.
Learn more about Stantec
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Market Cap
$5.1 billion
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Founded
1954
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